Binding means for chairs.



A. G. WALTER. BINDING MEANS FOR CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1908.

Patented Nov. 23,1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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To all whom it my concern:

Be it known. that I, ARTHUR G. VALTER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident.

of Fremont, -iii the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Binding Means for Chairs or the Like; and Idohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto 'thcaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates particularly to means for binding together inbundles chairs of the folding type to' facilitate the transportationthereof, but isnot restricted to such use as it may be used for thebinding together of any articles for which it is adapted.

The object of my invention is the provision of simple and improved meansof this class, which'is eflicient in its operation, easy' ofmanipulation to engage or release a bun die of chairs, and ada ted foreasy adjustment to suit it for binding together different numbers ofchairs.-

- The operation, construction and arran ement of the parts of theinvention are fully described in the following specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,- i I Figure l is aside elevation of the device comprisngmy invention with the parts inpartially open position, and 2 is a par tial longitudinal section ot apile of chairs with my device in locked engagement therewith. I

Referring to the drawings, a and Z designate two bar members of flat orother suitable form which have their outer ends bent to form hooks c, 0for engaging the rungs of the outer chairs of a pile, as shown in Fig.

2. The inner end of the bar a is pivoted to one end of a lever-arm (Zwhile the inner end of the companion bar b is pivoted to said lever-arma short distance from its point of connection with the bar a, to enablethe position of the two bars to be-relatively adjusted by a pivotalmovement of the lever arm relative to the bar a. The lever d when foldedalongside of the bar a is retained in such position by a stud g on thebar engaging with an aperture h in the, lever. The lever is engagedwith. or disengaged from the stud g by being sprung laterally to thebar.

In order to enable the device to be adjustcd to adapt i-tdorbindingtogether ditfei' iit numbers of chairs, the bar L") isprovided with aplurality of elongated apertures c disposed longitudinally one of whichma be placed in e g with a pivot stud f on the side of the lever (I saidstud having head which elongated transversely of the lever to adapt itto pass through the apertures 6 only wl relative 7 i the bar Z2 andlever are at approximately right angles to each other.

It is apparent with this construction that to bind together a number ofchairs it is i. oiiiy necessary to link me bar Z) and lever to ethcr inre crlv ad usted osition en- 5 i e A a gage their hookeo ends with theproper rungs of the outer chairs of the bundle when 'thelever (Z isin'opcn position, and then throw the lever to closed or folded positionwith the bar a whereby to draw the hooked ends of thebars toward eachother to firmly secure the chairs together.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the claim.

Having thus described myi. vention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

In device of the class described, the combination of two bar memberseach having its outer end formed in hooked shape and one having itsinner end portion provided with a plurality of longitudinally spacedopcnings, 'alever pivoted at one end to the inner end of the other ofsaid members and having a laterally-projecting headed lug l11l1l"mediate its ends for fitting into any one of the openings in' the otherof said members whereby apivotal movement of the lever relative to itsattached member will effect a relative contraction or expansion or" thehooked ends of said members, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ARTHUR G. WALTER.

Witnesses:- 1

C. W. OWEN, HAZEL B. Hin'r'r.

